Symbol, for the sake of context, is the lens through which Brown sees painting and architecture. As previously noted, he is committed to divine interactionism and human freedom, but balancing God’s agency with human freedom is challenging, to say the least, as God’s intervention might well encroach upon human freedom, or, if one gives priority to human freedom, frustrate the divine purpose.26 Brown’s solution is to explore the role of symbols with reference to divine dialogue.27
